Colombia vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1890
$2100
🏠 One person rent
$322
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$689
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$398
$968
💸 GDP per capita
$6947
$18404
😃 Human freedom index
6.95
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
46
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
31%
🎓 Higher education
77
72
😀 Quality of life
36
64
🏙️ Population
52.3M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($757) is 9% less expensive than in Romania ($834). Colombia ranked 129th vs 113th for Romania in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Colombia compared to 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 129th and 53rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs Romania

We calculate prices for Colombia and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 47 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Colombia Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.61
$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$40.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.19
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.38
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$87.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.7
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.6
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.38%
6.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1453
$2284
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.4
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$6.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.77
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.36
$5.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.63
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.15
$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.8
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.59
$6.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5870
$8337

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$887
8.03M
Medellin
$906
2.53M
Cali
$748
2.47M
Barranquilla
$773
1.33M
Cartagena
$760
915K
Cucuta
$562
806K
Soacha
$794
783K
Soledad
$741
676K
Pereira
$680
591K
Bucaramanga
$657
615K
Manizales
$653
454K
Bello
$839
562K
Villavicencio
$497
664K
Valledupar
$565
544K
Buenaventura
$742
424K
Ibague
$529
541K
Santa Marta
$837
516K
Pasto
$514
411K
Monteria
$645
400K
Palmira
$666
359K
Neiva
$557
380K
Barrancabermeja
$1031
300K
Floridablanca
$648
267K
Envigado
$897
229K
Armenia
$598
301K
Popayan
$477
301K
Sincelejo
$524
287K
Tulua
$513
219K
Tumaco
$571
213K
Zipaquira
$709
196K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$988
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1003
287K
Timisoara
$816
251K
Iasi
$840
272K
Craiova
$848
234K
Brasov
$938
238K
Constanta
$1002
264K
Ploiesti
$796
181K
Galati
$786
218K
Braila
$741
155K
Oradea
$788
183K
Bacau
$650
136K
Sibiu
$698
134K
Targu Mures
$758
116K
Arad
$623
145K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
79.9K
Pitesti
$743
141K
Buzau
$729
103K
Botosani
$727
90K
Piatra Neamt
$676
79.7K
Baia Mare
$638
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$770
93.2K
Bistrita
$663
78.9K
Suceava
$709
84.3K
Deva
$636
53.1K
Satu Mare
$657
91.5K
Alba Iulia
$674
64.2K
Targoviste
$704
67K
Focsani
$752
66.6K
Resita
$716
58.4K